Preseason sked change

The NFL announced this morning two changes to the preseason schedule -- one of which involves the Giants.

Instead of traveling to Carolina on Saturday, Aug. 9 to play the Panthers, the Giants will instead open their preseason in Detroit against the Lions on Thursday, Aug. 7.

The change was made to "accommodate stadium availability and local television partner commitments," the league's press release said. The Olympic opening ceremonies are Aug. 8, so that explains why the game was moved up. The league probably wanted to keep the NY market for a preseason game that wasn't opposed by the Olympics. Perhaps Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium was already booked for an earlier event.